Crash that injured 9 caused by distracted driver, say police

PORTSMOUTH — A Wednesday crash involving nine injured people and six ambulances was caused by a distracted driver, said police Lt. Darrin Sargent.

Elizabeth Dinan

PORTSMOUTH — A Wednesday crash involving nine injured people and six ambulances was caused by a distracted driver, said police Lt. Darrin Sargent.

Shortly after 1 p.m., the distracted driver rear-ended a vehicle stopped at a red light on Lafayette Road at the intersection of Elwyn Road, Sargent said. That vehicle was then forced into the rear of another vehicle stopped in front of it, he said. No one has been charged or cited with regard to the crash, but it remains under investigation, according to Sargent.

The manner in which the driver was distracted has not been released by police.

A van involved in the crash was transporting mentally challenged adults and crashed head-on, at a decline, into a stone wall near the entrance to Elwyn Road.

Nearby, on the southbound side of Lafayette Road, a Mazda Tribute and a Volkswagen were left disabled by the collision.

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